Holidays in Punjab (India) 2025
Punjab (India) has 33 public holidays in 2025. 18 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in India.
Holidays in Punjab (India) 2025
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New Year's Day
Optional holiday -
Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Only in: Chandigarh, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Lohri
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Ali's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Magh Bihu
Optional holiday -
Makar Sankranti
Optional holiday -
Pongal
Optional holiday -
Republic Day
Federal holiday -
Basant Panchami / Shri Panchami
Optional holiday -
Satguru Ram Singh's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Shivaji's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Maha Shivaratri
Federal holiday -
International Women's Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Dolyatra
Optional holiday -
Holika Dahan
Optional holiday -
Holi
Federal holiday -
Hola Mohalla
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Jumu'atul-Wida
Optional holiday -
Chaitra Sukladi
Optional holiday -
Cheti Chand
Optional holiday -
Gudi Padwa
Optional holiday -
Ugadi
Optional holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
Federal holiday -
Ram Navami
Optional holiday -
Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Mahavira's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Vaisakhi
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)
Optional holiday -
Vishu
Optional holiday -
Bahag Bihu
Optional holiday -
Vaisakhadi
Optional holiday -
Good Friday
Federal holiday -
Easter Sunday
Optional holiday -
Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
Only in: Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
Optional holiday -
Buddha Purnima
Federal holiday -
Guru Arjun Dev's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Eid al-Adha
Federal holiday -
Nirjala Ekadashi
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Sant Kabir's Birthday
Only in: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Death Anniversary
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Rath Yatra
Optional holiday -
Ashura
Federal holiday -
Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Raksha Bandhan
Optional holiday -
Independence Day
Federal holiday -
Janmashtami (Smarta)
Optional holiday -
Parsi New Year
Optional holiday -
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Federal holiday -
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Optional holiday -
Samvatsari Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Prophet's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Onam
Optional holiday -
Anant Chaturdashi
Only in: Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Optional holiday -
Saragarhi Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Maharaj Agrasen's Birthday
Only in: Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Regional holiday -
Bhagat Singh's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Saptami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Optional holiday -
Dussehra
Federal holiday -
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Only in: Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
Optional holiday -
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur's Birthday
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Diwali (Deepavali)
Federal holiday -
Naraka Chaturdashi
Optional holiday -
Vishwakarma Day
Only in: Haryana, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Govardhan Puja
Optional holiday -
Bhai Duj
Optional holiday -
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
Optional holiday -
New Punjab Day
Only in: Punjab
Optional holiday -
Guru Nanak's Birthday
Federal holiday -
Kartar Singh Sarabha's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday -
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Only in: Punjab, Uttarakhand
Regional holiday -
Christmas Eve
Optional holiday -
Christmas
Federal holiday -
Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Only in: Chandigarh, Punjab
Regional holiday -
Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib
Only in: Punjab
Regional holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Punjab (India) have in 2025?
- Punjab (India) has 33 public holidays in 2025.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in India in 2025?
- India has 18 federal public holidays in 2025: Republic Day (January 26, 2025), Maha Shivaratri (February 26, 2025), Holi (March 14, 2025), Eid al-Fitr (March 31, 2025), Mahavira's Birthday (April 10, 2025), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday (April 14, 2025), Good Friday (April 18, 2025), Buddha Purnima (May 12, 2025), Eid al-Adha (June 7, 2025), Ashura (July 6, 2025), Independence Day (August 15, 2025), Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (August 16, 2025), Prophet's Birthday (September 5, 2025), Dussehra (October 2, 2025), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (October 2, 2025), Diwali (Deepavali) (October 20, 2025), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 5, 2025), Christmas (December 25, 2025).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.